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I just thought of something, could I use the relationship 1/2m(v)^2 = 3/2kT to find the temperature from the kinetic energy?

Hey everyone, I have a quick question. I have to find out how hot a cloud of material falling into a black hole would become. I have a hint that it is due to the gain in kinetic energy the material experiences as it falls in, but I'm not sure how to relate the two. Also, I have to find the...